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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1988

DELAY CHANGES IN DR SEATS UNTIL 1991

BILL 1988,

SUPPORT FOR THE ELECTORAL PROVISIONS (AMENDMENT) INSOFAR AS IT IMPROVED THE LINK BETWEEN THE URBAN COUNCIL AND URBAN DISTRICT BOARDS, WAS EXPRESSED BY THE HON CHEUNG YAN-LUNG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

CONCERNING THE INTENTION TO EX-OFFICIO MEMBERSHIP OF URBAN

AUT HE VOICED RESERVATIONS DISCONTINUE URBAN COUNCILLORS' DISTRICT BOARDS IN 1989.

MR CHEUNG SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD NOT GIVEN ANY CONVINCING REASONS AS TO WHY THE CHANGES PROPOSED IN THE BILL WERE NECESSARY.

ALSO, HE SAID, THE TIMING FOR INTRODUCING THESE CHANGES WAS BAD.

"WITH LESS THAN THREE WEEKS GIVEN TO URBAN COUNCILLORS TO DECIDE WHETHER TO STAND FOR ELECTION EN THE COMING DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS, THE PERSONAL HARDSHIP SUFFERED BY THE COUNCILLORS IS ONLY TOO APPARENT, HE SAID.

MR CHRUNG NOTED THAT MANY OF THE URBAN COUNCILLORS HAD ALREADY GIVEN SUPPORT TO CANDIDATES RUNNING IN THEIR CONSTITUENCIES.

THEY WERE BEING PUT IN A DIFFICULT SITUATION OF WHETHER ΤΟ HONOUR THEIR PROMISE, THEREBY LOSING THE CHANCE TO WIN A DISTRICT BOARD SEAT, OR TO BREAK THEIR PROMISE AND STAND AS A CANDIDATE, KNOWING WELL BY DOING SO THEY WOULD LOSE MANY GOOD FRIENDS.

THEY WOULD ALSO RUN THE RISK OF SPLITTING DIFFERENT CAMPS.

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STATING THAT IMPORTANT CHANGES MUST BE MADE GRADUALLY AND AS PAINLESSLY AS POSSIBLE, MR CHRUNG SAID THE MOVETO DISCONTINUE URBAN COUNCILLORS' EX-OFFICIO MEMBERSHIP OF THE URBAN DISTRICT BOARDS SHOULD NOT BE IMPLEMENTED UNTIL 1991.

WRITTEN REPRESENTATIONS RECET

ON COMPANIES LAW AMENDMENTS

WRITTEN REPRESENTATIONS ON A NUMBER OF TECHNICAL POINTS IN COMPANIES. (AMENDMENT) BILL 1988 HAVK DEEN RECF 1 VED FROM ACCOUNTANCY PROFESSION AND OTHERS. THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE FIERS JACOBS, SAID IN THE LPGISLATIVE COUNCIL, TODAY (WEDNESDAY),

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